Articles related to Microsoft’s Windows Operating Systems
Adjust Text Size When using Windows File Explorer, the font or text size is too small for my taste. I like it slightly bigger and easier to read. It was easy to do in Windows 7 and I found out it’s just as easy in […]
What I Use Due to undue and unfair pressure imposed upon me by one of our frequent commenters on DCT, I am forced to write this “What I Use” article. Mindblower is his name. He mentioned that I seem to have a few software gems
Why You Need File History When talking about the average lifespan of a computer, there are two basic things to consider: first is the effectiveness of using a computer after 3- 5 years of upgrades to software and the OS, combined with the advancement and
Storage Sense There are many third-party utilities you can use to keep all those temporary files, log files, etc, from cluttering up your drive. Left to its own devices, Windows will happily create more and more cruft until you begin to notice that your drive
“There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don’t.” Process Scheduling Windows 10 manages CPU prioritization pretty darn good. That doesn’t mean that you don’t have some control over it, and that in turn means you can
I recently purchased a little web cam from Wish. It’s supposed to be HD quality, but there’s no way this thing can pump out HD quality video; in the same breath, if you wanted a half decent camera image for something like Facebook chat, it’s
Task Manager The Task Manager has been around for a very long time now. As far back as Windows 3.x, there was a bundled utility called Windows Task List which was able to view and kill running tasks and start new tasks. The current Task
Microsoft Store The Microsoft Store (née Windows Store) is a convenient place to find and download Universal Windows Programs (UWP), more commonly called Apps. On a personal note, I don’t like the term, “apps”. People tend to use it as a general term for every
Windows Is Broken This is an out-of-schedule post, but I had this itch that demanded to be scratched. Beginning of Rant There was a time when I looked forward to Windows updates. It was a time when you could expect bug fixes (if they existed)
Windows Defender Windows Defender is Microsoft’s answer to antivirus and firewall protection. It has never been at the top of the list when it comes to quality, but admittedly, it has come a long way since the early days. It is now used exclusively by
Quick Tips Times Two Boot times don’t fall under the “have to have” category. Shortening your boot time by a few seconds isn’t going to make or break your day. Remember the days when you could fire up your computer, then go make yourself a
Ad Tracking Focused ad tracking is a “feature” included in Windows 10. It creates an Advertising ID specific to you, and allows both Microsoft and advertisers to track your internet surfing habits so when they throw ads in your face, they are targeted at you.
Windows 10 Updates Troubles This happened on my neighbor’s computer. I was trying to help them with their issues on an Acer desktop running Windows 10 64-bit. Their computer updated on the night before, or early morning on October 1, and the update got stuck
UWP Apps figure prominently on today’s modern Windows operating systems, and can indeed accumulate to monstrous proportions. A main rule of thumb I tend to spout quite often is, “if you don’t use it, lose it”. Granted, drive space, even SSD space, is no longer
